ROC Top Pet contest in full swing
Does your pet have what it takes to become the ROC Top Pet?. Submissions for the competition opened Sunday and will remain open until Feb. 28. Voting kicks off this Thursday at 12 a.m. and will close Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Proceeds from the contest will benefit Verona Street...
The Exchange at Corn Hill closes after 10 years
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Exchange at Corn Hill has confirmed it shut down on Sunday, marking the end of a 10‑year run in the Corn Hill neighborhood. According to the business, operating on Exchange Boulevard, the decision came as its lease neared expiration and financial losses mounted. The closure leaves a...
NYSEG, RG&E customers encourage to apply for new energy affordability program
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) are encouraging customers to sign up for a newly expanded energy affordability program. The Enhanced Energy Affordability Program (EEAP) was create to help moderate-income households cut down on the cost of their energy...
Rochester’s streak of sub-30° temps could crack another top 5 record list
We spent nine consecutive days below 20 degrees from January 24-February 1, cracking a top 5 list for longest streak of the sort. But even in our return to “warmth,” we remain below freezing. Our last temperature above 32° was January 22, at 33°. We don’t look to get back to that point through at […]
Child exploitation probe results in Rochester man’s arrest
A child exploitation investigation led state police to a Rochester man after a review of online activity flagged by a national reporting center. New York State Police arrested a Rochester resident following an investigation into the online sharing of child sexual abuse material. Police identified Adam Edward Hawley,...
Fairport’s ‘Salt.’ reopening after car crashes into building
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A little over two weeks since a car crashed into the building, ‘Salt.’ in Fairport re-opens today! The owners announced on Tuesday on social media, thanking everyone for the support. Any customer who wants to eat at the restaurant is encouraged, but not required, to make reservations. The...
‘I’m a human rights violator’: What workers at an Upstate NY youth prison are...
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Understaffed units. Apathetic leadership. Anguished kids locked alone in rooms for hours at a time. For some workers at Industry Residential Center, a youth prison complex...
Penn Yan man dead after fatal stabbing near Rochester
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (WENY) — A Penn Yan man is dead after a fatal stabbing near Rochester. It happened Saturday before 3 p.m. at the Extended Stay America Hotel in Henrietta, New York, which is roughly a 15 minute drive south of Rochester. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says deputies...
Winning Take 5 ticket sold at Wegmans in Greece
The New York Lottery announced Tuesday a top-prize-winning Take 5 ticket was sold in the Rochester area. The ticket, worth $10,058.50, was sold at Wegmans on Mount Read Boulevard in Greece for Monday's evening drawing. Two other tickets worth the same amount were sold in Westchester County. The winners' identities...
Penfield teen uses life-saving skills after woman suffers seizure at Bristol Mountain
Penfield, N.Y. (WHAM) — Holden Holley, a 14-year-old Penfield boy, is being hailed as a hero after using life-saving measures to assist a woman who collapsed from a seizure at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort. Holley, a freshman at Webster Schroeder High School, was attending a ski club session when...
